Annette explains what colloquial contractions are, and shows us three popular ones: "kinda," "wanna," and "gonna." She tells us where these words come from and how they're used in context.

Anna explains when we use the present continuous, or present progressive tense and gives us some examples.

Actor Caralie Balcom from New York teaches us letters and numbers and sings the alphabet song at the top of the Empire State Building.

During this lesson, English teacher Alexander presents and explains different greetings in English and the time of day when each is used.

Watch this video featuring Alexander Pointer to learn the many ways of greeting people in English.

Alexander Pointer takes us through the conjugations of the verb "to be" in the present tense and explains how to form the contraction (otherwise known as the "short form") for each one.

Caralie demonstrates the use of 12 useful, everyday verbs. Do you know them all?

British-born singer Dua Lipa's hit song "Don't Start Now" is from her album Future Nostalgia. It features a dance beat and tough attitude.

Out of 59 National Parks in the USA, California and Arizona are home to 20% of them. Join our traveler Josh as he explores some of the most beautiful views in the world.
Parks Featured:
Redwood National and State Parks -California
Yosemite National Park - California
Point Reyes National Seashore
Grand Canyon National Park- Arizona
Learn more about these and other spectacular U.S. national parks!

This children's song reviews family members and basic verbs. Who is in your family?

"Space Oddity" remains one of David Bowie's most famous songs. Inspired by Stanley Kubrick's film 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), it is about the launch of Major Tom, a fictional astronaut.

Red meets David's friends Debs and Darrell, and their children Charlie and Holly. While playing hide and seek with Charlie and Holly, Red finds the perfect hiding place.

Red simply doesn't want to wake up for school! David struggles to get him out the door, but there is something important that he is forgetting...

Coldplay perform their song "A Sky Full Of Stars" at the BBC Music Awards.

"Driving Home for Christmas" is a holiday single written by Chris Rea, a singer-songwriter and guitarist recognized for his distinctive, husky voice.